What is the average commute in Roseland borough, New Jersey?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Roseland borough, New Jersey work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34645902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roseland, New Jersey

Name: Commute estimates for Roseland borough, New Jersey
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.9 min one way; 21.8% worked from home, 66.9% drove alone, and 15.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±7.3 min MOE

Worked from home21.8%±7.3 pp MOE

Drove alone66.9%±8.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Roseland borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.5 min → 32.9 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 21.8%▲ 9.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit7.0% → 7.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 66.9%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Roseland borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.9%; 7.1% used public transit and 21.8% worked from home.

Drive alone66.9% ±8.6 pp

Carpool3.5% ±3.0 pp

Public transit7.1% ±4.8 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home21.8% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 3,358 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Roseland borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Roseland borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,358 workers age 16+, including 2,627 workers with reported travel time and 731 home workers.

Population estimate6,268± 19 MOE

Workers age 16+3,358± 302 MOE

Workers with travel time2,627± 327 MOE

Estimated home workers731± 253 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New Jersey commute records for Roseland borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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